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Gauteng schools step into the future
With inland schools having opened up last week, learners in seven Gauteng schools are walking into a new era of the digital classroom, which will connect them to a world of endless educational opportunities... read more>>

Finding fake qualifications a thriving business

Karl Gernetzky

Verification agencies are reporting an increased focus on ensuring that job candidates have the qualifications they claim, following several high profile incidents last year in which top executives and board members were unmasked as frauds...

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Gauteng classrooms go digital

Instead of taking notes using the old pen and paper, learners at Boitumelong Secondary School will now use the new tablets provided in their classrooms...

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Cida staff in court to keep university open

Franny Rabkin

Staff at SA's only no-fee university, Cida City Campus, have urgently approached the High Court to ensure that the university - whose registration was cancelled in November by the Department of Higher Education because of its dire financial situation - can get back on its feet...

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Education
South Africa's education system critical to our competitiveness

Miller Matola

The nation brand is a composite reflection of each citizen in the country and therefore building and sustaining a positive nation brand image requires all hands on deck. Most importantly however is the political will that is required to build this cohesive and consistent nation brand... read more>>
The pros and cons of using psychometric tests
Dr John Demartini, human behavioural specialist and internationally published author, discusses the role of psychometric testing in selecting employees' suitability... read more>>
Distance Learning
Mobile science lab enables prac at rural, under-resourced schools
The costs of establishing, maintaining and upgrading science laboratories can curtail educators' abilities to teach hands-on science... read more>>
Higher Education
Registration process going well at higher learning institutions
Admissions and the registration process at higher learning institutions are going well, the Department of Higher Education and Training said today... read more>>
UCT PhD graduate evaluates safer rugby through BokSmart
Wanting to complete a PhD that not only provided novel information to the world but also had a direct application and improved rugby player safety led University of Cape Town PhD graduate, James Craig Brown to the thesis, Safer rugby through BokSmart? Evaluation of a nationwide injury prevention programme for rugby union in South Africa... read more>>
Glitches loom as varsities prepare for influx

Deneesha Pillay

While Eastern Cape universities have proclaimed readiness for the influx of thousands of students when lectures start next month, funding problems and the outcomes of the ongoing investigation into the group cheating allegations could throw a spanner in the works... read more>>
CIMA challenges business leaders of tomorrow
The Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA), in partnership with Barclays, gives students the opportunity to gain global exposure and learn valuable skills through its annual Global Business Challenge... read more>>
Metro offers financial help

Rochelle de Kock

Students in need of financial assistance while studying towards a degree in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering could receive a full bursary with the promise of a guaranteed job from the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality as new calls to prospective engineers will be advertised soon... read more>>
Hope for matrics that don't gain a place in accounting says Cassim
Head of South Africa for CIMA, Zahra Cassim says that there is hope for those who don't gain a place in an accounting degree programme at university. All is not lost she says, as there are other options including professional qualifications offered by professional institutes... read more>>
Bursaries to study agricultural science
Twenty Eastern Cape students received bursaries yesterday to study agricultural sciences... read more>>
DA urges funding boost for students
The Democratic Alliance is planning to write to Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande urging him to request immediate emergency funding from the Treasury to aid the National Student Financial Aid Scheme... read more>>
Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Fellowship applications open 19 Jan
Fellowship applications for Grade 12 learners and first-year university students open next Monday, 19 January... read more>>
Primary & Secondary Education
Impak learners make an impact

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With more than 200 registered private schools and tutor centres in the Impak stable, in addition to its traditional homeschool learners, Impak's innovative education solutions have allowed it to take advantage of the growth in private education... read more>>
Matrics from child-headed homes shine
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has congratulated young people from child- and youth-headed households in the care of the Isibindi Model, who have obtained their national senior certificates. read more>>
Skills Training
Warm-ware: schools readiness for ET

Bez Sangari

As with any technology, there are always early adopters, followed by users who implement the technology when it is already accepted, and finally late adopters, those who implement the technology after it is being widely used... read more>>
People on the move
  • University of Pretoria appoints Nicola Kleyn as dean of GIBS - more info

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Jobs offered
Lead Designer/Flash Developer - Cape Town
We seek a strong Flash and ActionScript developer with creative flair to lead small design team producing interactive e-learning content for a major manufacturer of desktops, notebooks and tablets. Read more >>

Senior Lecturer/Lecturer - Mathematics - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer/lecturer: Mathematics (Ref. NW08/009/0115). Applications close: 4 February 2015 Read more >>

Lecturer - Logistics Management - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer: logistics management (Ref. EBW03/010/0115). Applications close: 30 January 2015 Read more >>

Senior Lecturer - Engineering Management - Western Cape
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer: engineering management (Ref. ING01/006/0115). Applications close: 2 February 2015 Read more >>



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